Kansas City Confidential

25: In a bar, a delivery man receives info on who framed him when a new character arrives and tells him one of the guys involved in a bank robbery is in Mexico and provides specific info on how to identify him. After a few searches at various gambling spots he finds who he is looking for. The birth of something new.

45: The leader of the thieves reveals his identity: he's a retired cop who plans to turn in the thieves he recruited and led to get the $250k reward money. Because none of the thieves knows the other, the crooked cop's plan appears to be working. But when the crooked cop becomes aware that his own daughter has fallen for the delivery man (John Payne), things start to unravel. To catch the crooks Payne assumes the identity of one of the thieves, thinking that they won't know what the real crook looks like. Now that I'm aware.

-45 (138 -45 = 53): At a card table, all the thieves and Payne play cards. They talk about Kansas and lots of distrustful eye shifts. The leader jokes that there's always room for one more sucker, and since we know he's about to cross these crooks his joke has depth. Payne purposely drops a torn King card on the table. The crooks know what it means: they think they've discovered one of their partners in crime. Discovery.

60: Payne and Lee Van Cleef talk about who the leader is. Payne begins to bond with the leader's daughter. They go swimming together as the leader observes. A few moments later Payne is under intense turbulence as two of the thieves want him dead. The leader's daughter hands Payne his gun, saving his life and cementing their relationship. There's no going back now.

-25: The leader of the crooks mails each thief a letter with a torn King card and instructions on how they will get their share of the bank robbery money. Letters are delivered to each thief. Eventually Payne gets the girl, the thieves and crooked cop get what they deserve with a poignant twist at the end. This is a well-crafted story. The final turning point.